Doctor Who 4x11 Reaction!! "Turn Left"

My first time watching Series 4 Episode 11 of Doctor Who - Turn Left
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HOLY CRAP! I loved the idea of the episode, but even MORE so I loved the execution, the cast, the journey, the stakes, the set up. I don't think I could be any more excited for the next two episodes after this one!
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Original Series: Doctor Who (2005)

[@pendragoneternal]

"And you daughter of London... there is something on your back!"

[@fayesouthall6604]

Yes

[@Luzarioth]

That Line is so awesome on a rewatch :)

[@pendragoneternal]

@@Luzarioth It really is it hits different with added context.

[@TheCourtsOfLove]

I also love how in that episode, the Augar doesn't hesitate to say "Gallifrey" to the Doctor because the Pyrovilies would know of the Time Lords. Still, the Augar hesitates with Donna because not only is she out of her time, but her home, London, was known back then as "Londinium." Hence, the Pyroviles had to scan the whole timeline in the span of that hesitation & The History to find this episode's timeline to draw their information on.

[@dlweiss]

YES, Rose manages to say "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry" in EXACTLY the same tone as the Doctor. It's uncanny.

[@bigbraveboop]

billie piper is my favourite in the whole wide world

[@SorchaSublime]

River also does this, it's a great way of demonstrating when a character is closer to the Doctors perspective relative to other people

[@ziggythedrummer]

The "Labour camps" scene gets me every time, especially the tears in Wilf's eyes

[@NarnianQueenForever]

That scene haunts me. I think about it a lot. :'(

[@The-Cosmic-Hobo]

I never, ever imagined that the world could go back to such a dark place. Never. But now..?

[@felixhenson9926]

Same. When i think of this episode that scene is the first thing that comes to mind after the initial excitement at getting to see Wilf/ Bernard Cribbins again

[@stephjovi]

😢😢Wilf will live forever ❤. Rip Bernard Cribbins

[@fayesouthall6604]

Absolutely 😢

[@JArm1996]

The Trickster in SJA: "Imagine...if the Doctor had never existed, what chaos there would be...across the stars...."

[@obiwankenobi687]

6:18. Another little detail I love is that it changed from ‘orders from Mr Saxon, fire’. To simply ‘fire’. As there is no Mr Saxon in this timeline the Doctor never survived to release him in utopia

[@TeikaChikata]

As many times as I’ve watched this, I never caught onto that fact.

[@judithstrachan9399]

Neither did I. GOOD pickup!

[@RubyMadigan]

I love that they mention the Beetle thing is one of the Trickster's brigade. Just a little Sarah Jane reference thrown in for the people who know The performances in this episode are brilliant. Bernard Cribbins breaking our hearts. The fortune teller was Chan Tho back in Utopia. This obviously was filmed alongside Midnight pretty much, giving both Catherine Tate and David Tennant real chances to shine

[@HuntingViolets]

Yes, they used to do these double banking episodes (like "Love and Monsters" and "Blink") to film two at once and help with the production schedule. This is the first time they split the Doctor and companion up and had them each have their own to accomplish this, and it led to two brilliant episodes.

[@michaelgonzalez6295]

22:05 CLASSIC WHO CALL BACK - THE CLOISTER BELL : The TARDIS can sense its lifespan to some extent. When it senses imminent destruction in its own future or destruction of the universe itself, The Cloister Bell starts ringing. It does not do it often. Major Alien invasions do not cut it. Only real danger to the the fabric of space and time as a whole set it off.

[@robmartin525]

random thought, but you know how in Back to the Future... when Doc's putting the cables together on the clocktower and it unplugs at the bottom end and Christopher Lloyd does the AMAZING scream? That's what I imagine the TARDIS doing I hate how my brain works :')

[@MWSin1]

@@robmartin525 Great Scott!

[@The-Cosmic-Hobo]

I'm glad they haven't over-used the Cloister Bell. It's such a SCREAM from the TARDIS... overusing it would make it meaningless.

[@Miscellaneous_Minx]

2:58 That’s Chan-Tho!

[@coolerkerl8469]

Chan that's Chan-Tho tho

[@scottredding7357]

Chan a Chan-Tho variant Tho

[@artiepavlov6022]

dont know if you've noticed it yet, but "there is something on your back" was said for the first time in the Pompeii episode when the old guy was seer-ing at Doctor-Donna

[@BinkyProductions]

Spoiler no? Last part

[@Sure_Ruse_User]

@@BinkyProductions Yes, but also casual nerd seems to do channel member first thing, so by the time this video gets viewable to most, he has likely already watched some episodes ahead.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

@Sure_Ruse_User this is correct! I am is usually at least 8 weeks ahead. In this instance I just finished end of time and am about to start series 5 :)

[@htershane]

14:45 I think Jacqui Kings performance here is just amazing, Sylvia at her lowest low. It’s is such an honest depiction of depression I’ve seen in any programme it really strikes a chord. I don’t think she’s being mean to Donna specifically, she’s just lost the will to bother caring about anything.

[@AndyRossism]

Cribbins was already the UK's TV Granddad for more than one generation, Im not the first to grow up with his voice. So getting into the show now cements that even more. When he gets upset, we all get upset!!

[@The-Cosmic-Hobo]

I didn't even know that Cribbins voiced the Wombles til I was IMDB'ing him after seeing him in Doctor Who... (Nor did I realise it was him in the Dalek Invasion of Earth movie!)

[@tinyguy9398]

FWIW I think that it was the Tardis changing everything around them to read Bad Wolf as they were on an alien planet so the language translation software overwrote everything in the immediate vicinity to immediately put the Doctor on red alert that something MAJOR was about to go down. The Tardis and Rose are so interconnected via her staring into its heart that I think it immediately fed off Rose’s message to Donna which is why it was also red on the inside.

[@ejtappan1802]

I love this theory!

[@The-Cosmic-Hobo]

Great theory, and it makes a lot of sense! (Moreso than the Doc saying "It's the end of the Universe")

[@AndyRossism]

May say this is their fav season of modern Who and fav Doctor/Companion combo and by now you can see why. For Me this is one of the 'Golden Runs ' the show sometimes hits.

[@AndyRossism]

*many say* ffs

[@paulkerley7850]

"The darkness" was first mentioned by Gwyneth way back in the Charles Dicken's episode "The things you see, the darkness ... the big bad wolf."

[@Madman13K]

I actually think this is the darkest episode in the entire modern run of Doctor Who. Just the sheer scale of how everything gets progressively worse without Donna even knowing where to start fighting it, killing off every single supporting protagonist within reach starting with the children, and then managing to get the "labour camps" scene on top of that. Nothing's ever really surpassed it in terms of being heavy.

[@karabelle221]

I’m not sure if someone has already mentioned this to you, but the “doctor-lite” episodes come from a production standpoint, as during the first few seasons there was no other way for filming to be completed in the time allotted. “Doctor-lite” episodes also include Father’s Day in season 1, Love and Monsters in season 2, Blink in season 3, in addition to this one and a few in the future that I won’t mention. There are also “companion-lite” episodes, for the same purposes, sometimes combined with the doctor-lite episodes, like Blink, and sometimes separate, like Midnight. I just think it’s really interesting how some of the best writing (in my opinion) can come from logistical issues!

[@tjhudson9678]

Though Blink was the first time - and only until the newest season - where a outside character was the main focus. Personally one of my favourite episodes.

[@j.b.c.a.]

​@@tjhudson9678 Actually, it was Love & Monsters.

[@HuntingViolets]

Yes, like old movies that had to be more clever because of censorship. Not that I'm for censorship, but sometimes placing restraints on ourselves can yield great results too.

[@shortyshawty]

The Donna-heavy callout is wild 😂

[@alextrill1746]

I mean, it makes sense. Docotr-lite and companion-lite episodes are usually filmed at the same time. One usually follows the other.

[@AlmightyCRJ]

Doctor Who Magazine came out between this episode & the next - all of the front page text was replaced with 'Bad Wolf' including the franchise logo😂

[@Rick-Rarick]

Along with "Blink" one of my favorite ever episodes.

[@MichaelJohnson-kq7qg]

RTD proving that he can write dark.

[@scottjohnson3112]

Oh no, I was not emotionally ready for this. Please make sure you are ready emotionally for the next 3 episodes. Doctor and Donna are amazing

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I was not, in fact, emotionally ready.

[@scottjohnson3112]

@@CasualNerdReactions oh no oh no oh nooooo. I'm so sorry!!!!

[@neilfreedman2537]

And breathe.... What an episode. How can this series keep delivering bangers? and yet it does. The feels, the acting, the music. In my top three of all time. I've watched this episode and reactions to it maybe 100 times and yet I still sweat every time. Why did this series ever have to end! Arrrgh! Great reaction by the way Chris.

[@Cinnamon_Shaey]

ahh this is also an amazing episode, Wilf is just the best character in the show hands down, Bernard Cribbins did SUCH a fantastic job portraying him!

[@kiranthomasson8297]

The music building before the big reveal gives me shivers every time. Incredible

[@alexgaskell867]

I love this episode because for an show completely about time travel, it really makes time travel feel so new and fresh

[@johnkennedy-fq5rt]

Bernard Cribbins was also a companion of the doctor in the 2nd theatrical film

[@Cerridwen7777]

This may be one of my favorite season 4 episodes. It really sums up why I love and relate to Donna, as you get a deeper view into how she sees herself and why she is always shouting at the world. I grew up feeling useless too, overshadowed by highly successful siblings, always feeling like a failure. I developed a disguise of being strong, aggressive, and invulnerable to try to protect my heart. Sadly, the Doctor never came to teach me that I was special, but Donna's story really hits my soul very deeply.

[@judithstrachan9399]

Hugs.

[@Cerridwen7777]

@@judithstrachan9399 Thanks, but I'm actually good. I remind myself every day that I'm special, and I do my best every day to be kind at every opportunity. I want whatever echo I leave behind when I'm gone to be a positive one. I'm (in general) happy. :)

[@AhsimNreiziev]

Did you notice that the beetle on Donna's back was called "one of the Trickster's Brigade"? Looks like the Trickster found the Doctor after all, just like he/she/they/it said at the end of "Whatever happened to Sarah Jane?".

[@theoroderick782]

This is one of the best episodes, hands down 😊😊

[@agirlnamedbrett.]

just gotta love Donna, every companion really are such badasses. Donna was the first companion i really felt a strong connection with, i related to everything she was going through. my mom wasn't the negative though, it was my inner voice.

[@judithstrachan9399]

Yes. Mothers might have the strongest voice, but those powerful negative influences can come from anywhere.

[@benripley2457]

One of my all-time favourite episodes of Doctor Who. Hits all the marks. Pure gold.

[@Tejiknasten]

Thanks for a magnificent reaction to one of my favourite episodes ever. These last four episodes, the library ones, the Midnight ine and Turn left; what a fantastic row of shows. 🎉

[@monumattt]

not the musical references lmao you are great

[@jennifermorris6848]

The music in this episode is off the hook! Throughout the themes. The build up at the end before the bad wolf reveal then the climax. Chefs kiss

[@mrcdramavid]

After you’ve seen the series finale, come back to this one and watch the “Next Time” trailer. It’s the best trailer ever.

[@flowersrainbows9703]

Right I know this way early to say but...if you don't want to see names after the intro and the intro of the 50th anniversary doctor who when you reach it , you want to get somebody to edit them out for you because, just a little way early pre warning for you lol

[@CrankyGrandma]

Definitely need someone to blur the credits!

[@slackerlitgeek]

I had dipped out of your reviews a while back (sorry, got busy), but I came back for this one. Such a great episode, and I loved your unfiltered reactions. Thanks for this.

[@RedmoonIndustries]

Remember when Rose absorbed the Time Vortex, she said something about... "seeing all of time and space" so it would make sense that when she was "The Bad Wolf" she would put the words exactly where they needed to be through out all of time and space.

[@chrisfraser5088]

One of my favourite episodes… I say that a lot whilst watching series 4 😂 Dr Who at its’ story telling best.

[@WolfHreda]

The editing cam! 😂! "No, he's dead!" I do so love Wilf. "Not a chance, it's Christmas!" ❤️

[@thekandyman.]

If you liked this, Russel t Davies (who wrote this) made a brilliant TV show called years and years which is like this but with the doctor who elements removed

[@number1fool]

Called?

[@fayesouthall6604]

@@number1fool Years And Years

[@AhsimNreiziev]

​@@number1fool They said: "Years and Years".

[@brendaedwards6741]

Good call! Brilliant show - so real you can see it happening around you (especially in the UK post-Brexit). I may have to give it a re-watch. Thank you!

[@AlmightyCRJ]

Best thing about this is - we get to reuse ALL those EXPENSIVE effects shots again!

[@wreathedriver2856]

This episode never fails to make me cry

[@judithstrachan9399]

Even watching second hand!

[@wreathedriver2856]

@@judithstrachan9399 Yeah

[@l33tspaniard]

I love how donna’s “yeah, i suppose you’re right” is so hilariously out of character. 😂 in both concept and acting. Good subtle work.

[@Tau_Zyrillion]

This is probably my 2nd favourite story this season, with the previous two-parter with River Song coming at 1st. This was also the episode I was referring to in my comment on _Forest of the Dead_ , where I said Catherine Tate's acting really stood out. That she, along with Billie Piper, Bernard Cribbins, and a gripping story, could turn a Doctor-lite episode into one of the best of the season deserves considerable respect.

[@mickylove76]

I’m so glad you are on the Donna wagon. She really shows the best of humanity, with self doubt and humility.

[@szabolcsszilagyi6]

catherine tate's acting in this episode is so good! she is a comedic actress in heart but god she knows how to deliver drama lines

[@s7ppy]

so cool seeing someone watch through this series in modern day, can't wait to see your reactions to future episodes!

[@rikmoran3963]

Great episode! I respect you closing your eyes to avoid seeing who is in the show. I also like the surprise of finding out at the appropriate time in the story.

[@HuntingViolets]

Great reaction. Good call that this would be a Donna-heavy Doctor-lite episode. Rose really reminds me of Sarah Jane in this episode. Chipo Chung (the fortune teller) also played Chantho, Professor Yana's assistant/companion, in "Utopia."

[@shortyshawty]

Hell yea we early! This episode continues the INCREDIBLE string of episodes here in S4!!

[@Venemofthe888]

Something this episode does that is a little detail thats missed is because Donna was there in the runaway bride events that means long term the master never becomes prime minister since he'd be stuck at the end of the universe so i wonder if anyone takes over from Harriet Jones or she stays as prime minister. Also the lady who plays the fortune teller also played Chan-Tho in Series 3

[@judithstrachan9399]

4:50 “Is this something that’s gonna actually affect something?” I laughed & laughed.

[@makaio9578]

Just got out of work. Saw this. Immediately jumped on it

[@jeremyb5640]

I was looking forward to your review of this one, Chris. Not just because it's a stunning episode, but because you'd speculated about what would happen if the Trickster could remove the Doctor from existence while you were watching the SJA story 'Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane'. For me, 'Turn Left' is one of the absolute best episodes of New Who along with 'Blink' and a handful of others. Top tier writing and acting that brilliantly sets up the finale.

[@JAYWALKER1000]

The fortune teller is an actress you've seen before. She was the assistant to Doctor Yana - Chantho.* * Probably spelled that wrong but you know who I mean - the bug chick - when Derek Jacobi turned into John Sim.

[@scottredding7357]

“Really really great hair.”

[@fayesouthall6604]

This is a tough episode but it’s worth it for the end which plays into the best two episodes of Dr Who to me.

[@leesanderson4694]

Did you spot the fortune teller is Chan Tho from Utopia?

[@Legendary3Dgamer]

5:19 first time I’ve heard Chris Sing 😂

[@Ova_is_Better_than_Anime]

Now THIS is a reaction

[@The-Cosmic-Hobo]

I remember when I first watched this, thinking with horror that it may be a clip show! But of course no, it isn't. Whilst it is Doctor-lite, it's quite brilliantly put together, showing a world without the Doctor, and how important Donna is to the universe. :)

[@raptyrn1290]

4:25 Sums up this whole episode 🤣

[@medafan53]

Fun fact: the first hint outside of Donna's life, as to how the timeline changed is just before we learn the Doctor is dead; the tank that shoots down the Racnoss, we don't hear the radio broadcast saying that it was orders from Mr Saxon; because with the Doctor dead, the Master never returned and died at the end of the universe. That the Thames was still drained in the Turn Left timeline suggests to me that the Master restored it, either for publicity, or just because he had to hang around london for his political career and it was inconveniencing him.

[@coolerkerl8469]

One of my favorite Episodes if not the favorite Episode of the entire show

[@DavidRosendo-p4r]

One of my all time favorite episodes !!! Loved your reaction to it, got tears in my eyes all along ^^'

[@16Ezalb]

Now imagine how excited we were to hear BAD WOLF when it aired. It had been 3 years since anything Bad Wolf was mentioned. I lost my shit at the time.

[@wizardxk999]

im so excited next videos to come

[@tenchraven]

Donna is an acquired taste, which we'd all gotten to enjoy by this point in time.

[@CookieFoxx]

5:08 I love the editing here xD

[@robvanriot]

This episode wrecks me every single time. Billie Piper is phenomenal, as is David Tennant when the Doctor asks Donna what the woman's name was. It should be impossible but he just KNOWS it's Rose, and Tennant shows that all with his face.

[@markbechtold7372]

I imagine you've already watched the season finale by the time this video went up, so I hope someone told you it's OK to watch the finale opening credits. Nothing is spoiled by that point, and it's kind of awesome to see. Love your reactions. Such fun.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I definitely did with eyes wide open, because after that intro I figured there couldn't possibly be any other surprises. Such an exciting start to the story!

[@lillou6509]

hahaha all your edit add ins are hilarious

[@10thdoctor15]

"Bad Wolf" has appeared in every series so far.

[@Zomdra]

I was about to say there was no Bad Wolf reference in Series 3, I'd forgotten about the Bad Wolf in kanji poster from "Gridlock". That's got to be the most obscure Bad Wolf in the show (well, if you don't know how to read kanji, anyway).

[@gazzamanazza4pm]

Doctor Who: The Darkest Timeline

[@janeboyce9453]

The most honest, heartfelt reaction! I love you so much! All I’ll say is, Brace yourself and stock up on the tissues!

[@judithstrachan9399]

Oooooh, yeah!

[@Creek932]

Good call closing your eyes during the credits 😂

[@carolineskipper6976]

OMG- You've reached Turn Left!!!!!!! What an episode! That was a superb episode for both Catherine Tate and Billie Piper - both acting their socks off! Fantastic performances forom all the supporting cast too! And the viewer's adrenaline levels by the end of the episode are so high- even after all these years and watching it multiple times! The 2 part finale (which of course follows straight on from this ending) is absolutely brilliant- with lots of high points to reward the faithful viewers, but also some pretty low points- including what many think of as the most terrible thing to ever happen on Doctor Who......

[@solitarymaninblack]

11:31 Nice view of your home. Interested to see what the town is like.

[@dwilborn1257]

This is my favorite episode of the David Tennant era.

[@briangilliver2197]

Great reaction, so emotional, every time I watch it gets more emotional.

[@bryanfoster362]

In before 100 comments saying “Fun fact: That was Chantho from Utopia” over and over

[@kuragari85]

one of my favorite episodes

[@stephensheridan1279]

This was the very first episode of Doctor Who I had ever watched!

[@judithstrachan9399]

Wow! What an intro.

[@geetee4459]

I imagine even more screaming (if that's even possible) the next couple of episodes lol

[@SarahH-ns6ly]

This is such a good episode, although in the worst timeline. It really shows how much the Doctor does for the universe. All the acting is spot on, too.

[@kaimeridius3849]

Oh you’re gonna have some serious fun with the 2 parter that follows this! It’s like the avengers infinity war of doctor who

[@hoarsebard]

It just occurred to me the end of this episode is possibly the first time we hear the cloister bell in new who. The Tardis' absolute MAUVE ALERT signal. It is triggered when the Tardis senses the imminent demise of either itself or the universe. It means that something catastrophic is going to happen or is happening.

[@Zomdra]

I believe the first time the cloister bell rang in New Who was in "Born Again"/The 2005 Children in Need special, although only in its original broadcast and not in the version you most commonly see (if you didn't know, the version of Born Again on the DVD release is, for some reason, a rough cut that has unfinished audio and music, including lacking the cloister bell sound). I think it was also heard before in "The Sound of Drums" when the TARDIS is seen in its Paradox Machine form and in "Time Crash".

[@domino427family]

wow. this hits different on a 2nd watch. buckle up yall. WHY DID I CRY WITH YOU DAMNIT? so excited at future guest stars (all seasons, not a spoiler for this finale) and your reaction

[@bryter00]

Damn, series 4 is so good.

[@gamingbady5305]

Honestly one of the best episode runs in a while just each one after the other all amazing standard

[@sam-li8zs]

one of my favorite doctor who episodes WOOOO

[@quintuscrinis8032]

Do glad you put in those editors bits because ir gets so frustrating screaming that at other reactors who miss that point. Especially given that is the key premise of this episode.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

lol I was screaming at myself so it just made sense to include it

[@suzannehammer4944]

the lady telling donna to turn left was the blue lady insect the last episode 3season

[@JustB3NJI]

You have to react to the Catherine Tates Sketch show....And the Doctor who Never mind the buzzcocks special.

[@reallollabunny]

another amazing episode! S04 really is quite something ^^

[@kathleenobrien3473]

This is my favorite episode of series 4

[@chazo1367]

Reason the Doctor died in the other timeline Donna was in is because he drowned. She got him to leave after his annihilation of the Racnoss children, when you see the scene in Runaway Bride he just stands there until she snaps him out of it, he's all angry and broken without Rose so he would've died, and so he did here.

[@stevebills5716]

These days I avoid the "Next time" trailer, but the one at the end of this episode - the very best. 😊

[@frnknstndrgqn]

God I love Billie piper in this episode. She is so so so good.

[@MrHighlifewest]

So I've just been introduced to your channel thanks to Doctor who and I love how in to the show you are. Do you plan on watching classic who in the future? I feel honestly you'd love that.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I’m not committing to the entirety just now, but I do plan to take a tour of classic who (one-ish story from each doctor) to coincide with series 7 after I finish the spin-offs. We’ll see how I feel about it!

[@MrHighlifewest]

@CasualNerdReactions That's so cool the great thing about classic is that you can just jump in to any era really as most stories can run as there own stand alone essentially and you don't need to worry too much on what happened before.